We all know that Christmas is becoming more and more materialistic with the big brands advertising their products and making a fortune over the coming weeks, and us responding to that pressure by spending our money on them. 

This Christmas we want to encourage a different way of giving, the 'Don't Buy, Donate' concept. Whether you want to buy a card, a video game or a packet of socks, why not ask a member of your family or a friend to add Indian Futures to your Christmas list. 

There are lots of different ways you can do this. You could set up a fundraising page and hold an event to raise funds for us. You can donate as an individual directly to us, you can ask a friend to donate on your behalf, agree with your partner that you'll give each other one less present and donate the money to us, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera... You can be as creative as you like. Because that is really what Christmas is all about! 

If you don't buy a pair of socks you can donate £5 towards the internet bill of one of our after-school centres in Tamil Nadu. You can fund the monthly salary of an IT teacher if you go without that £10 present (that you never liked anyway) from your granny. Or you could decide to not buy Christmas cards this year and put the money towards a laptop or tablet that will help improve education in one of the most deprived areas in the world. 

By supporting our 'Don't Buy, Donate' cause you really will make a difference to the education of children in Tamil Nadu. You will be also be creating employment for our teachers and enabling us to provide them with training opportunities!

All you need to do is click on the donate button, give us the email address of the person you want us to thank, and have a very Happy Christmas! 

 - From the Indian Futures Team.